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CHARLES H. COI-IN, OF NEW YRK, N. Y.

l COMBINED CIGAR CUTTER AND LIGHTER;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 15, 1918.

Application filed June 9, 1917. Serial No. 173,787.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. COHN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have made certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Cigar Cuttersand Lighters, of which the following is a specification.

vMy present invention relates generally to combined cigar cutters andlighters, and more particularly to a mechanism including a cigar cutter,the actuation 0f which automatlcally ejects and presents a lightedmatch, my invention including generally a casing supporting an internal'match receptacle or magazine, having a striking device between thedischarge end 0f the magazine and a match opening of thevcasing,together with a pressure actuated cigar cutter having directconnection with a match ejector, whereby the act'. of cutting a cigarwill operate the ejector to discharge a match from themagazine, firstagainst the lighter, and subsequently in lighted condition, through theaperture of the casing.'V

Further, the mechanism provided by my invention has for its object theprovision of al simple, readily accessible and easily rei pairedmechanism of the above general type, presenting the improvements andhaving the advantages to be hereinafter specifically referred to. j l

In the following description reference is made to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification, and wherein: l Y

Figure 1 is aperspective view of my` invention illustrating thepractical application thereof,

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section Vtaken through my improvedapparatus at substantially a central point,

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section taken substantially on line 3-3of Fig. 2,

Figa is a detail perspective view of the ejector and its link removedand in detached relation,

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the hinged door of-thellighterwith the lighter and its bracket removed and in detached relation. I

Fig, 6 is a detail perspective view of the matchmagazine removed-andlooking from one side thereof, and,

Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal section taken substantially on line 7--7of Fig. 2.

Referring now to these figures, my improvements are' mounted inconnection with a vertically disposed casing rectangular in crosssection and consisting of a front wall 10, side walls 11 and 12, and arear wall 13, the severalwalls having inwardly lprojecting aperturedlugs adjacent the corners of the casing and at the upper and lower endsthereof, as indicated at 14, by which they are bolted together. Thecasing is open at its upper and lower ends, and is provided with anupper lid 15, hinged to the `upper edge of the side wall 12 to normallyclose its upper end, its lower and normally open endbeing secured to ahorizontally disposed supporting frame 16, preferably of greater areathan the cross sectional area of the casing, and provided with anupstanding surrounding ange 17, so as to form a tray 18 around the lowerportion of the casing to receive and temporarily hold the match sticksfor their discharge, as well as the cigar cuttings, as hereinafterdescribed. v v

The front wall 10 of the casing has a vertical slot 19 extendingupwardly from its lower end centrally between its side edges,

and is provided at a point vertically spaced above the upper end of theslot with a vertically extending aperture 20 normally closed by a hingeddoor 21, the kdetails of which are seen in Fig.V 5. ThisV door has alower block 22 projecting inwardly of the casing,

and provided with lower openings 23 receiving a hinge pin 245, thelatter of which extends through apertured and inwardly projecting lugs25 of the front wall to forni the hinge on which the upper portion ofthe door 21 may be shifted outwardly, said upper `portion beingl adaptedfor engagement with that portion of the front wall 10 at theV upper endof its opening 20, and having a rotatable locking piece 26, by which thedoor is normally held in closed position.

YIntermediate its ends the door 21 has a vertical slotted opening 27,which is arranged yabove the block 22, the latter of which forms a seatVfor the bracket 28 of l thel lighter, the latter consisting of anabrasive member 29, removably disposed and held between the upwardly andinwardly bent side edges SOof a holder 31, pivotally supported by theupper earsY 32 of the bracket 28. The bracket 28 has a spring 33normally engaging the lower end ,of the holder 31 to yieldingly supportv the latter in upright position, and is provided below the spring withan elongated fslot 34,'thrugh which a connecting screw 35 is threadedinto the block in order to support the vbracket 1n vertically adjustablerelation. y'

Mounted within the .casing a'lbove idle lighter thus constituted is arectangular magazine 36 having an upper open end, and having laterallyprojecting lugs 37 detachably 'connectedjto vsimilar lugs 38 projectinginwardly Afrom the side walls 11 and 12, the lower V,end of the magazinebeing tapered -to a substantially centraljdischarge Vslot 39, asbestseen`in -Fig, 3, registering with :the upper portion of a slotteddischarge .guide 40, thelatter secured4 by forwardjand rear pins Q41,extending .through lthe apertures of lugs 42lprojecting kforwardly :andy rearw'ardly [from theY lower portion of theniagaznef36, substantiallyin-alinement with-the discharge'slot, the latter o f which,'it will :benoted, is slightly below the level of the match discharge -opening 27 ofthe front of thec'asing.

Flanged to intertthejgrooved discharge member 40 .is a slidingv ejector43, as yseen in Fig. 4, havingndependingvapertured side portionsd44,through the apertures of which is extended apin 45 ,connectingtheg upperrear ends'of a link 46 to the ejector, -theupper portion ,of the ejectorhaving secured thereto, afrearwardly and upwardly bowed spring member47, which thus follows the 'movement of .the ejector -and in the forwardposition ofthe latter prevents lowering of a match into the `dischargeslot. 1n this way the feed of a match behind the ejector is ob viated..I 4 -Ontheforwa-rd surface of the front wall 10are secured verticalparallel and grooved guide members48,'in which fa transverse pin 49 issl dable, thispin'being `{ezrtended through the upper end of a guide arml50, the lattery of which spivotally connected at its lower extremity tothe forward external portion of the actuating. lever.' 51. This lever 51projects inwardly-through the vertical slot 19 of the front wall 10,andis ful- ,j c rumed `at 52 uponlrearwardly supporting projectingmembers 53 fu-pon .the f ront wall, the upper inner 'end ofthe Ileverbeing pivotallyA connected at 54 to the lower end of the link 46beforedescribed. j

The upperouter end ofithe ylever 51's pivotally connected at '55 to the`flower forward portion of a cutter box 56 .havingan apenturedjtop plate57j through the :aperture OfWlichftheendfof a cigar to be cut :isintro-lduced, and; provided lwithA Va reciprocating cut'se'r`plateS havingadepending lugf59 rearwardly, agaiiist which the ,angular nose G'Qfoffth'e vupper endl-ofthe actuating :lever i thei'ends of the latter.j'the'-vconnection of the lever 51, tothe cutter lboX -56, and to thelink 46 of thefejector-44,

51 engages. Forwardly against the lug 59 engages th e angular nose '.61of a Alever 62, pivotally `connected at its'upper end'Y at 63 in thelower rear portion of the cutter boX 56', and pivotally connected at itslower end to the guidenarni 50at a point intermediate Thus by virtue ofdownward pressure upon the cutter boX to move the latter from its uppernormal position shown in full lines rin.; Eig. 2 -to ythe lower positionshown inA dotted linestherein, serves not only to cut the tip of thecigar, butto shift the ejector 44 forwardly inthe dscharfgeegude 40 soas to Ythrust a match lying4 within the zl-ischa'rge groove fat thattime forwardly against the lighter 3 1, Thus, it being understoodthatthe matches are placed within the :magazine fawith their headedendsforwardwthe headedV end of eachnnatch so -c' li schargedI will belthrust against the abrasive material 291carried by the lighter, andrubbed over the surface of suclrmaterial :as :the Vlighter 3:1 yieldsforwardly under tension' of its spring `33, Vthe match beinglighted'inithe course of such movement Aand its forward [lighted vendthrust rimmediately thereafter through the discharge opening 27. In itsposition shown in dotted ylines :in Figj, the lighted match will bervheld by 'virtueof the engagement-of the spring actuated 'lightingmember',l with the match at a vpoint between the 'extreme inner. .endVof .the `match and the'- point "at the match discharged at thepreceding oper-AV ationis released''a'nd faillsintothe 'tray :18.

In thereturninovementof lthe"cutterbox"`5'6,

rearward movementV offf't'he ejectorf'44ffis limited to` prevent itsV`A:entire witlhd wal from the rear and 'Or-th guidera-tyrants' of -aforwardly Yprojectingv no sej of the -lliilk 46, which :engages theiundersurface' oflthev ejector in the rearmost binds 'the parts. f 'j vy I Withiny the slower portion-ofthe "cang's a horizontallydisposedlever66niounted beneath the actuating lever 51, with its Virjarend pivoted at'6'71to' lug 68,"projectii1gfor wardly .from the rear'Wal'l13, 'and Pto" which lever is connected the :loweend :of theposition and thus spring 64. When the cutter box 56 is presseddownwardly, the lever 51 bears against the forward end of the lever 66,and forces the latter downwardly upon its pivot so as to lower aconnecting rod 69, through a slot 70 at the lower end of which the lever66 loosely extends, as seen in Fig. 3. This connecting bar 69 isslidable in a guide 71 carried by the side wall 12, and has its upperend pivotally connected to the outer end of the shank 72 of a feed slide73 within the magazine 36, and the shank of which projects through avertical slot 74 in one side Wall of the magazine. This feed slide 73normally assumes a substantially vertical position with its lower freeend upon one side of the sloping base of the magazine, and the upper endof the connecting bar 69 works against downwardly tapering projection 75at opposite sides of the slot 74, so as to permit the lower end of thefeed slide 73 to follow downwardly upon the sloping base of the magazineas the connecting bar is lowered, the upper end of the connecting barshifting laterally toward the magazine in its downward movement and awayfrom the same in its upward movement. In this way the matches areprevented from wedging against one another in the magazine and feed of amatch downwardly into the discharge groove upon each rearward movementof the ejector is assured.

It is obvious from the foregoing that my invention provides for theautomatic discharge of a lighted match actuated by downward movement ofthe cigar cutting mechanism and that this result is brought about bysimple, comparatively inexpensive means, conveniently located andreadily accessible for purposes of cleaning, repair or substitution ofparts.

By simply releasing the upper fastener 26 of the forward door 21, thelatter may be moved forwardly upon its hinge pin 24, so as to expose thelighter 31, and permit either of the cleaning of its abrasive member 29or he substitution of another member there- It is furthermore obviousthat the supply of matches may be readily replenished by simply liftingthe hinge cover 15 and dropping the matches with their heads foremostinto the upper open end of the magazine disposed adjacent thereto.

I claim 1. In a device of the character described, a casing having afront opening, a door detachably mounted in the opening and providedwith a discharge aperture, a match holding magazine within the casing,means for discharging matches from the magazine through the aperture ofthe door, and a lighting member arranged between the discharging meansand the door aperture, said lighter being adjustably mounted andyieldingly supported on the inner portion of the said door.

2. In a device of thecharacter described, a match holding magazinehaving a lower inwardly inclined portion, discharging means adjacentthereto including a movable ejector, an actuating lever for the ejector,said magazine having a vertical slot in one side wall above the saidinclined portion, a plate Within the magazine shiftable vertically uponthe said side wall and the said inclined lower portion to agitatematches within the magazine and having a shank portion projecting fromits upper end through the side wall slot, a connecting bar having apivotal connection at one end with the shank of saidplate, and a leverhaving a movable connection with the opposite end of said bar anddisposed in the path of movement of the actuating lever of the ejector.

3. In a device of the character described, a match holding magazine,discharging means adjacent thereto including a movable ejector, and anactuating lever for the ejector, said magazine having a vertical slot inone side wall, a plate within the ma azine shiftable to agitate matchestherein an having a shank projecting outwardly through the said sidewall slot, a vertically disposed connecting bar having a pivotalconnection with the shank of the said feed plate, and a lever havingmovable connection with the lower portion of the said connecting bar anddisposed in the path of movement of the actuating lever of the ejector.

CHARLES H. COHN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for iive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

